Winning rally: With the score tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Great Lakes catcher Kyle Farmer singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Paul Hoenecke's single for a 5-4 lead that held up to give the Loons a 5-4 win over Bowling Green.

Pitching: Greg Harris, the second scheduled "starter" for the Loons, earned the win with 3 innings of relief. He allowed two hits and one run, striking out four. He gave up the tying run in the top of the eighth inning. Victor Arano, the Loons' first starter, was knocked out the game after 3 1/3 innings after surrendering three runs on five hits. Reliever Luis Chirinos followed with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Save: Mark Pope earned his third save of the season, giving up a hit but no runs. Pope struck out two and lowered his ERA to 0.60.

Hitters: Josmar Cordero and Farmer had two hits each to lead the Loons.

Homers: The Loons are 4-1 on their homestand with two games against Bowling Green remaining. After Sunday's game against Bowling Green, the Loons hit the road for a three-game series at Dayton.

Promotions: Saturday is Halloween Night at Dow Diamond, while Sunday is Family Fun in the SUNday with Kids Run the Bases after the game. The game will start later than usual, 5:05 p.m., to accommodate the Great Lakes Bay Marathon, which finishes at Dow Diamond.